Kaspersky to Allow Review of Its Cybersecurity Software

Kaspersky Lab ZAO, the Moscow-based cybersecurity firm, pledged to turn over the source code for its antivirus software for independent review—a bid to protect its reputation after U.S. officials said Russian operatives have used the popular program to spy on Americans.

The company said Monday the review is part of a “global transparency initiative” that it hopes will improve the trustworthiness of its products. It said it would hand over the source code for its software in the first quarter of next year but didn’t specify...